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Household of Thomas Backway (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Backway and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Backway, born in 1836 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Backway, born in 1831 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ann Elizth (born 1859 in Bideford, Devon, England), Emily (born 1862 in Bideford, Devon, England), William Hy (born 1864 in Bideford, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Alfred Harris (born 1870 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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Thomas Backway's household

Male

Thomas

Backway

Head
Female

Mary

Backway

Wife
Female

Ann Elizth

Backway

Daughter
Female

Emily

Backway

Daughter
Male

William Hy

Backway

Son
Male

Thomas

Backway

Son
Male

Alfred Harris

Backway

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Backway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Backway

Head

Married

45

1836

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary

Backway

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bideford, Devon, England

Ann Elizth

Backway

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bideford, Devon, England

Emily

Backway

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bideford, Devon, England

William Hy

Backway

Son

Single

17

1864

Bideford, Devon, England

Thomas

Backway

Son

Single

14

1867

Bideford, Devon, England

Alfred Harris

Backway

Son

Single

11

1870

Bideford, Devon, England

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